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    		• Magonigle, Harold Van Buren,
     
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    		• Wight, William Drewin,
     
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    		• Amateis, Edmond,
     
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    		• Aitken, Robert,
     
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    		• Donnelly, John,
     
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    		• Hancock, Walker,
     
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    		• Lavaggi, Ugo,
     
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    		• Kessler, George E.,
     
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    		• Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr.,
     
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    		• Wight & Wight,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Mythology -- Egyptian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Farm
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Time
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• State of Being -- Emotion
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Liberty Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935, architect.
    Wight, William Drewin, architect.
    Amateis, Edmond, 1897-1981, sculptor.
    Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
    Donnelly, John, 1867-1947, sculptor.
    Hancock, Walker, 1901-1998, sculptor.
    Lavaggi, Ugo, carver.
    Kessler, George E., landscape architect.
    Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1959, landscape architect.
    Wight & Wight, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Liberty Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Nov. 1921. Sphinx figures: dedicated Nov. 1926. Frieze: 1933-1934. Frieze dedicated May 30, 1935.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sphinx figures: limestone; Frieze: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    (Tower: approx. H. 300 ft.); (Each sphinx figure: approx. H. 15 ft. x W. 15 ft. x L. 32 ft.; Each sphinx base: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 15 ft. x L. 32 ft.); (Frieze: approx. H. 18 ft. x L. 148 ft.).
    Inscription: 
    (On frieze:) Edmond Amateis, Sculptor (By feet of bull on right portion of frieze:) Ugo Lavaggi, Carver MCMXXXV signed
    Description: 
    Consists of a tower adorned with figures representing Courage, Honor, Patriotism, and Sacrifice; a terrace with two large sphinx-like figures --Memory (facing east) and Future (facing west) --who conceal their faces with their wings; two buildings containing war relics and murals; a retaining wall with bronze portrait reliefs of the five allied commanders of World War I (Baron Jacques of Belgium, Armando Diaz of Italy, Ferdinand Foch of France, John J. Pershing of U.S. and Lord Earl Beatty of Great Britain); and the Great Frieze on the north terrace wall. The Great Frieze depicts the sufferings of War and the blessings of Peace. It shows the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, mourners, and agricultural workers bringing in the harvest. At each end of the frieze are the Stars and Stripes on which is carved the "clinging ivy of remembrance" and a great sword as a symbol of might to defend an orderly and just government.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx
    Occupation -- Farm -- Harvesting
    Allegory -- Other -- Memory
    Allegory -- Time -- Future
    Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism
    Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
    Allegory -- Civic -- War
    Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony
    Religion -- New Testament -- Last Judgement
    State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow
    Animal -- Horse
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130
    Located Penn Valley Park, Near Pershing Road & Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri
    Remarks: 
    The Liberty Memorial was dedicated in honor of those who served in World War I. 83,000 Kansas City residents contributed nearly $2,500,000 for its construction. The site was dedicated Nov. 1, 1921; the cornerstone laid in 1924; and final dedication took place on Nov. 11, 1926.
    Architects for the memorial include Harold Van Buren Magonigle, William Drewin Wight and the firm of Wight and Wight. Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and George E. Kessler served as landscape architects. John Donnelly created the sphinx figures of Memory and Future; Edmond Amateis created the Great Frieze; Robert Aitken created the figures on the tower; Walker Hancock created the portrait reliefs of the five allied commanders on the retaining wall; Ugo Lavaggi served as master carver. IAS files contain a Liberty Memorial Association pamphlet, press clippings, and excerpt from Architecture (Jan. 1927).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 29-33.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO0017, 1989.
    Monumental News, Sept. 1921; Jan. 1922.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1997.
    Kvaran, Einar, 2004.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Jan., 1922, pp. 33-34.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 76000885
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